In March 2011, a pro-democracy protest broke out when some teenagers were arrested and beaten up for drawing a “revolutionary slogan” in a city of Syria. The protest did not stop since then, and pro-democracy people made effort to make their president Bashar al-Assad step down out of dictatorship. Their protest failed every time as the President Bashar al-Assad crushed all those who opposed to his ruling. He sent tanks with trained men to kill the people who did not agree with him. President…
This year ,around, 40 million abortion procedures have been performed. That’s a lot of lives that could’ve been saved if abortion were illegal. Abortion is a form of murder. Murder is illegal based on the law, murdering innocent souls are not okay. If women have an abortion, there will be fewer children who could be adopted by loving parents who are ready to have a child. There are many females that want a baby but cannot physically produce a child because of their body. It is unfair that…
even orphans under the age of five”. Some candidates, such as Ted Cruz are open to the idea somewhat, but only believes Christian refugees should be allowed entrance. Often others can be more harsh with their word and do not mince them such as Ben Carson, who gave this quote during a campaign stop in Alabama "If there 's a rabid dog running around in your neighborhood, you 're probably not going to assume something good about that dog. And you 're probably going to put your children out of the…
Eugenie Clark Known to many as “ The Shark Lady”, Eugenie Clark received many awards, accomplishments, and contributed in more than one way to the biology community. More about Eugenie, her inspirations, accomplishments, contributions and where the world is at today based on the knowledge that has bee acquired over the years will be discussed in the following paragraphs. Eugenie Clark was born May 4, 1992 in New York City to her Japanese mother and American father. Her father passed away when…
Two wrongs don’t make a right, right? We’ve all heard that growing up, whether it was from a teacher, a parent or a television show. That saying may be one of the best arguments against death penalty. Can we properly condemn a murderer by committing the same crime against him? It’s necessary to examine why select prisoners end up on death row in certain states in America. There’s many factors that cause it; the crime, the motive and the environment. There’s also many effects that come from death…
Homosexuality is one of the most controversial topics our society has an on going debate and whether it should be accepted by society. It is a social problem because the society’s lack of knowledge and understanding about its origin tend to exacerbate the controversy that surrounds natural human desire for affection and intimacy. The unnecessary prejudice, isolation, and ridicule remarks that innocent individuals in our society endure due to our ignorance, apathy, and lack of interest are not…
stereotype used to hold us to a lower or higher standard. In some case it can ruin people’s life’s, their opportunity or purpose. Currently going on is our Presidential run for 2017. Some of the top candidates include, Donald Trump, Hilary Clinton, Ben Carson, and Carly Fiorina. Two of the people just mentioned are women. There is much controversy on whether or not Women would be able to lead a country. There is always talk on how a woman isn’t strong enough or cutthroat enough to run this…
8:45 am on September 11th, 2001. This was a moment that changed and shocked the United States. The day made its way into textbooks; it awakened the country to make new policies and initiated a war against terrorism. 2,977 individuals were killed due to no reason but hate. The attacks were attributed to Muslim terrorists. This one hateful act ignited many more. An attitude of hate was created against a minority group in the United States. Fourteen years later, Muslims continue to face…
Also, prisoners get little care in prison (bad food, little health care, etc.) The food is really bad, but they have no choice but to eat it. Some get medical help, but most of the time not as fast as they need it. "How much of a security risk could a terminally ill, physically weak 65-year-old man really pose?" (Allison and Hattenstone 2013). Michael Tyrrell, 65, was sentenced to 29 years in prison for drug smuggling. He served 13 years because he passed away from throat cancer. Even when he…
The issue of minimum wage has been a hotly debated topic among politicians and their constituents. Many argue whether minimum wage exists to help people on poverty or used as a base salary for future positions. This issue has been especially concerning for candidates running for the 2016 presidential election. Despite being a somewhat simple topic, the argument for minimum wage has divided Americans in terms of what to do. In Ari Armstrong’s article, he argues that minimum wage is egregious…